iLLPHONiCS offer music that carries itself with a strut and swagger, but with the social awareness of hip-hop when it achieves its best intention. The St. Louis outfit has been grafting hard for the past few years, blending genres, avoiding cliches, an…
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M. Ward Talks Purity Of Essence And Hopes For ‘More Rain’
Portland, Oregon-based M. Ward has just released his eighth studio album, More Rain, via his longtime label Merge Records. When creating a record, the singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer looks to weave together old records with that …
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2016: N.W.A.,Deep Purple, Chicago, Cheap Trick, Steve Miller, and Bert Berns
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 2016 induction ceremony took place at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center on Friday night (April 8). The 31st ceremony inducted Deep Purple, Chicago, Cheap Trick, Steve Miller, N.W.A., and Bert Berns. Surprise performances by D…
Axl Rose Uses Dave Grohl’s Throne To Perform With Guns N’ Roses
Axl Rose is using Dave Grohl’s throne to perform on his current tour with Guns N’ Roses. Rose broke his foot last week and went through surgery. He will be wearing a cast for the next four weeks. Spin reports, “the Foo Fighter frontman has loaned him t…
M.I.A. Drops “Rewear It” For H&M World Recycle Week Project
M.I.A. has released “Rewear It” as part of H&M’s World Recycle Week project. The track encourages shoppers to return unwanted clothes to H&M stores around the world. The video along with an interview with M.I.A. about the project were released today on Vogue. M.I.A. told the outlet, “If all
Bruce Springsteen Canceled His North Carolina Show Due To Anti-LGBTQ Law
Bruce Springsteen canceled his North Carolina show due to the state’s anti-LGBTQ law. The show was set to take place April 10th, but on Friday, Springsteen announced that he would not be playing his concert in Greensboro. Springsteen and the E Street B…
Chance The Rapper, A$AP Rocky, Young Thug, DJ Khaled Headline Hot 97 Summer Jam
Chance The Rapper, A$AP Rocky, Young Thug, and DJ Khaled will headline Hot 97’s Summer Jam. The festival is set to take place June 5th and New Jersey’s Metlife Stadium. Presale tickets are currently available for purchase. Last week, Hot 97 unveiled Su…
Tegan And Sara, Animal Collective, Yumi Zouma, Fujiya & Miyagi Lead Top Songs of the Week – April 2 – 8
If you put all the songs that were released this week into a blender and then made a smoothie, it would probably sound pretty good. (Don’t try this at home). The week was particularly strong in the pop department. M83 shared the third track, “Go!” from…
Parquet Courts, Tim Hecker, Frightened Rabbit, Deakin Lead Top Albums Of The Week – April 2 – 8
A lot of intriguing albums hit the airwaves and record store shelves this week. No matter what music you’re into, you can find something new and shiny that will keep your new music appetite satisfied for at least the next few days. The Dandy Warhols dr…
Phife Dawg, Carly Rae Jepsen, Deakin, Chance The Rapper Lead Top Music Videos Of The Week – April 2 – 8
A fresh crop of music videos hit screens this week and it seemed as if around every corner there was something new and intriguing to look at and listen to. The beautiful lyric video for David Bowie’s “I Can’t Give Everything Away” was as elegant displa…